Viết lại các câu sau theo cấu trúc câu điều kiện

1. She cannot cook because she feels very tired today.

2. He was so timid in love, so he lost her.

3. Jane helps me survey the market, so I plan to share a commission with her.

4. You cannot understand me because you are a rich man.

5. Tim drinks too much alcohol every day, that’s why he is hospitalized for treatment.

6. Kate likes K-pop music, so she spends the money to buy tickets for the concert.

7. He has many beloved girls, that’s why he becomes so arrogant.

8. My health improves better because I exercise daily.

10. He got tired because he was too lazy.

11. Stay away from this place or I’ll report the area’s security.

12. You always complain about everything that happens in your life, that’s why I never want
to work in a team with you.

13. Follow the instructions or you will ruin everything.

14. People will not go camping in this stormy weather.

15. I love art, that’s why I organized this exhibition.

Bài 1: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. They (come) …………….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.

2. She said that she ( meet) ……………………. Mr. Bean before.

3. Before he (go) ………………………….. to bed, he (read) ………………………… a novel.

4. He told me he (not/wear) ………………………… such kind of clothes before.

5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….

6. Before she (listen) ………………….. to music, she (do)……………………. homework.

7. Last night, Peter (go) ………………….. to the supermarket before he (go) ………………… home.

Bài 2: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi sử dụng từ gợi ý cho
sẵn.
1. David had gone home before we arrived. – After

…………………………………………………………………………………….

2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops. – Before

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office. –

When…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work. – By the time

…………………………………………………………………………….

5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home. –

Before ………………………………………………………………………………….
Bài 2: Khoanh tròn dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành sau
cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh câu

1. The robbers left/ had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived/ had
arrived.
2. When the rain started/ had started, the Atkinsons finished/ had finished planting
trees.
3. By the time Rebecca went/ had gone into the store, she got/ had got soaked.
4. Darcey saw/ had seen this castle before she came/ had come again last Sunday.
5. Mr.Palmer didn’t speak/ hadn’t spoken any Chinese before he moved/ had
moved to Peking.
6. Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached/ had reached the
hospital.
7. When my mother brought/ had brought me an apple, I finished/ had finished my
homework.
8. Mrs.Wilkinson refused/ had refused to drive the car because she had/ had had a
terrible accident on the highway about a year ago.
9. I didn’t think/ hadn’t thought of having a new house before I saw/ had seen that
ad on TV.
10. My uncle didn’t try/ hadn’t tried Italian food before went/ had gone to that
restaurant.

Bài 3: Chọn đáp án có ý nghĩa giống với câu gốc

1. I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.
a. I watched the film last night for the first time.
b. Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.

2. The boys were playing football while it was raining.

a. The boys were playing football until it started to rain.
b. The boys played football in the rain.
3. I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.
a. Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.
b. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.

4. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.
a. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.
b. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely
gift
Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành

1. After I _____________________ the letter, I _____________________ that I

_____________________
the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2. John asked me where I _____________________ the day before. (BE)
3. At this time yesterday, we ___________________________ for 6 km. (ALREADY
WALK)
4. When I _____________________ through the streets of Madrid, I
_____________________ about
the magnificent time I _____________________ there as a student. (WALK,
THINK, SPEND)
5. It was the first time that she _____________________ me to dinner. (INVITE)
6. As soon as the maid _____________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she
_______________
working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we _____________________ him all
afternoon.
(CALL)
8. They _____________________ their way out of town before the sun
______rose_______________.
(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)
9. We _____________________ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel.
(DRIVE)
10. When I _____________________ home, I saw that the children
_______________________.
(ARRIVE, LEAVE)

Bài 2: Hoàn thành các câu sau

1. When Hoa arrived at the theater, the film ____________(start).

2. He ____________ (live) in Laos before He went to Vietnam.
3. After Lan ____________ (eat) the cake, Lan began to feel sick.
4. If he ____________ (listen) to me, he would have got the job.
5. Linh didn’t arrive until I ____________ (leave).
6. After they ____________ (finish) lunch, they went out.
7. The tree was dead because it ____________ (be) arid all summer.
8. I ____________ (meet) him somewhere before.
9. They were late for the flight because they ____________ (forget) their passports.
10. Linh told me she ____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The leaf was yellow because it ____________ (not/rain) all summer.
12. The lamp went off because I ____________ (not/pay) the electricity bill.
 13. Hoa____________ (not/do) her homework, so she was in trouble.
14. She ____________ (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. I couldn’t go into the cinema because I ____________ (not/bring) my tickets.
16. Hoa and Lan ____________ (not/meet) before the exam.
17. I ____________ (not/have) lunch when she arrived.
18. She ____________ (not/use) smartphone before, so I showed her how to use it.
19. Linh ____________ (not/study) for the exam, so she was very anxious.

When? What happened?

7th or 8th century The first printed (1)……………… appeared in China.

(2) …………………… The telegraph was invented.

early 20th century Two new forms of new media appeared: Radio and newsreels.

(3) …………………… Television became popular.

mid-and- late 1990s (4) ……………. became a major force in journalism.

Complete the article. Use the phrases below.
A.burning fossil fuels for energy

B.leading to climate change

C.investing in renewable energy

D.because it can’t escape, it heats the planet

E.heating our homes, cooking our meals, etc.

THE CHANGING CLIMATE

Problem

We use energy for almost everything we do: for (1) _________________.

This use of energy is (2) ______________ – the world is heating up.
When (3) ________________, carbon dioxide is released. Carbon dioxide
traps the sun’s heat in the atmosphere and (4) ______________. Over
the past thirty years, there has been a growing number of extreme
weather events, such as l oods, droughts and storms.

Solution

We should protect our planet, by (5) ______________. We should use

sources of energy more wisely, for our future, and the future of the
planet.
Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks from 3 to 12.
George Orwell did not expect to be a successful writer. In fact, he spent much of his life anticipating
failure. In an essay about his schooldays, he wrote that until he was about thirty he always planned
his life with the (3)____that any major undertaking was bound to fail. He wanted success and worked
hard to (4) ____it but he was never quite able to give up the notion that his efforts would always come
up short. At the age of 46, (5)____before he died, he confided in his private notebook that a deep
sense of inadequacy had haunted him throughout his career. He stated that there had been literally
not one day in which he did not feel that he was being lazy, that he was behind with his current job
and that his rate of work was miserably small. Even in the first months after the tremendous success
of “Animal Farm”, he was quick discount his achievement, declaring that his next book was bound to
be a failure.

Of course, no conscientious author is ever completely (6)____with their work, but Orwell’s doubts
were so (7)____that he often appeared more comfortable (8)____defeat than acknowledging success.
In 1940, after the publication of his eighth book, he (9)____to an admiring letter from another writer by
(10)____ out of his way to show the man why he was not (11)____of his praise. “It makes me laugh,”
he wrote, “to see you referring to me as “famous” and “successful”. I wonder if you (12)____ how little
my books sell!”

Question 3.
A. forecast

B. trust

C. expectation

D. reliance

Question 4.
A. reach

B. achieve

C. fulfill

D. manage

Question 5.
A. shortly

B. presently

C. recently

D. virtually
Question 6.
A. cheered

B. assured

C. glad

D. satisfied

Question 7.
A. lengthy

B. persistent

C. attached

D. convinced

Question 8.
A. granting

B. admitting

C. agreeing

D. allowing

Question 9.
A. returned

B. responded

C. answered

D. denied

Question 10.
A. going

B. moving

C. setting

D. leaving

Question 11.
A. capable

B. worthy

C. just

D. acceptable

Question 12.
A. assume

B. regard
C. acknowledge

D. appreciate

EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that
(reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten
minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no
intention of ever doing (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on
this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s
party, everyone already (arrive) __________
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be)
__________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read)
__________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the
TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my
holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look)
__________ like.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave)
__________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain)
__________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop)
__________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail)
__________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where
he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go)
__________back home
because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to
live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start)
__________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he
(do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the
last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get)
__________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for
a year.
33. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the
job.
34. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the
following week.
35. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
36. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I
(attend) __________class.
37. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive)
__________at the airport, Mary
38. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to
write some letters.
39. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
40. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend
C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten
years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been
discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will
be working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open
C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a
week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few
days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks
down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I
_____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn
C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and
opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having
dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

EXERCISE 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs
correcting.

1. After Mrs. Wang had (A) returned (B) to her house (C) from
work, she (D) was cooking dinner.
2. Jimmy (A) threw the ball (B) high in the air, and Betty
(C) catching it (D) when it came down.
3. Linda has (A) worn her (B) new yellow dress (C) only
once since she (D) buys it.
4. Last week Mark (A) told me that he (B) got very bored with his
present job and (C) is looking for a (D) new one.
5. (A) Having fed the dog, he (B) was sat down (C) to his
(D) own meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was (A) shocked (B) to
find some junk mail, (C) and I (D) delete it all.
7. They are going (A) to have to (B) leave soon and (C) so
do (D) we.
8. The boss laughed when the secretary (A) has told him that she
(B) really (C) needed a (D) pay rise.
9. The telephone rang several (A) times and
(B) then (C) stop before I (D) could answer it.
10. Debbie, (A) whose father is an excellent tennis (B) player,
(C) has been playing tennis (D) since ten years.
11. I (A) have seen (B) lots of (C) interesting places when I
(D) went on holiday last summer.
12. When my cat (A) heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped
(B) moving and (C) listen (D) intently.
13. I (A) think it’s time you (B) change your (C) way of (D) living.
14. Roger felt (A) the outside of his pocket (B) to make sure
(C) his wallet (D) is still there.
15. When (A) I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran (B) into an old
friend who I (C) hadn’t met (D) for five years.
16. (A) The police arrested the man (B) while he (C) is
having dinner (D) in a restaurant.
17. Peter and Wendy (A) first met (B) in 2006, and they
(C) are married for three years (D) now.
18. (A) Some people (B) are believing there is life
(C) on (D) other planets.
19. Recently, (A) the island of Hawaii (B) had been the subject of
(C) intensive research (D) on the occurrence of earthquakes.
20. Every morning, the sun (A) shines in my bedroom
(B) window and (C) waking me (D) up.
21. The man died (A) as a result (B) of falling (C) asleep while he
(D) drives.
22. I (A) haven’t finished the report (B) yet, but by the time you
(C) return I (D) will certainly complete it.
23. Caroline (A) has worn her new (B) yellow dress only
(C) once since she (D) buys it.
24. (A) We’ll be cycled to (B) Hoa’s village (C) at this time
(D) next Sunday.
25. What (A) will you (B) do (C) when your friends (D) won’t
come ?
26. Someone (A) was knocking at (B) the door when I (C) was
doing the (D) washing up.
27. My friend (A) didn’t drink (B) any beer since we (C) came to
live (D) here.
28. We have (A) written to (B) each other (C) when we
(D) were in primary school.
29. (A) After breakfast, I‘m (B) gone to walk (C) to school
(D) with my friends.
30. (A) Did he (B) go to the pop concert next (C) weekend for
(D) a change?

EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same
meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.

2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his
lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his
lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.

3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.

A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.

4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.

5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.

A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.

6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their
work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be
paid.

8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.

9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.

A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was
abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was
abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.

10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.